by MBC News | Sep 15, 2014
Three pedestrians had to be airlifted to a Saskatoon hospital after being struck by a vehicle on a northern reserve over the weekend. RCMP say the incident happened in Grandmother’s Bay shortly after midnight on Sunday. Witnesses say the driver of a pickup truck...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2014
A northern Saskatchewan man accused of firing shots in the community of Sucker River over the weekend has been released from custody on an undertaking. At around 10:30 Saturday night, La Ronge RCMP received several complaints of a man shooting at homes, vehicles and...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2014
A specific claims tribunal hearing is getting underway this week near Saskatoon over a claim filed by the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation dating back over a hundred years. The First Nation claims the federal government withheld treaty annuities meant for 14...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2014
The coroner’s jury at the inquest into the death of Ryan Natomagan-Nelson has given no recommendations. This means the jury felt that there was nothing else the police officers could have done to prevent the incident. Ryan Natomagan-Nelson was fatally shot by Prince...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2014
The first-ever work stoppage at two northern Saskatchewan uranium operations owned by Cameco is now over. Mike Pulak, a spokesperson for United Steelworkers local 8914 says a tentative agreement was reached late last night. Pulak says the process of getting the...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2014
Pronto Airways is introducing a new aircraft today which will be use to transport passengers to a number of northern destinations. The plane seats 44 and is purported to be the largest passenger aircraft being used in northern Saskatchewan. Pronto spokesperson Ed...
by MBC News | Sep 12, 2014
The provincial government has announced a new wolf hunt pilot project which begins on Monday in the east-central part of the province. It will run until the end of March in Wildlife Management Zone 49 — which runs south along the forest from Carrot River to...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
An investigating officer says a man shot dead by police officers in Prince Albert last summer was shot at point-blank range. Sgt. Shawn Stubbs testified at an inquest this morning that due to gun residue found on Ryan Natomagan-Nelson’s shirt, they can determine...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
As the work stoppage at Cameco drags on, businesses that rely on uranium mining are trying to hold on as best they can. Northern Resource Trucking depends on Cameco for most of its work. It hauls everything from groceries and supplies to the mine sites to yellowcake...
by MBC News | Sep 11, 2014
Saskatchewan Housing Minister Donna Harpauer has issued an apology over a comment she made earlier this week about the homeless situation in Regina. It followed a government decision to turn a 48-unit apartment block back to the developer because of cost overruns. In...
